Pursuing God

The Run: 8 Yasso 800s. Good run today. It is still a tough workout even though we do it a lot. Our times were excellent today. Have to give partial credit to the beautiful weather for that. Considerably cooler and less humid than it has been. It is a welcome relief.

The Reason: "Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means this, that before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man...We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit. 'No man can come to me, ' said our Lord, 'except the Father which hath sent me draw him,' and it is by this very prevenient drawing that God takes from us every vestige of credit for the act of coming. The impulse to pursue God originates with God, but the outworking of that impulse is our following hard after Him; and all the time we are pursuing Him we are already in His hand: 'Thy right hand upholdeth me.' " This passage is from one of my favorite books, The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer. I am re-reading this book right now on my new Kindle (Thanks Susie). I love this doctrine. Upon reflection, it is easy to see this truth not only throughout all of Holy Writ-but also in our very lives. Glory to God alone.